Yunus Emre

Yunus Emre (Known as "The Pioneer of Turkish Folk Sufi Poetry")

Sufi Poet, Mystic, Dervish, Turkish Language Pioneer

Born 1238 CE

Sarıköy (Eskişehir), Turkey

Passed Away 1320 CE Sarıköy (Mihalıççık, Eskişehir), Turkey

Lifespan ~82 years old

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"We love the created for the sake of the Creator. Let us love and be loved; the world shall be left to no one."

Archival Overview

Legendary 13th-century Anatolian Sufi poet whose heartfelt, accessible Old Anatolian Turkish verses championed universal human brotherhood, divine love, and humility, shaping Turkish national culture.

Biographical Record

Yunus Emre (c. 1238–1320 CE) lived in Anatolia during the tumultuous decades following the Mongol invasion and the disintegration of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum. Mentored by the Sufi master Tapduk Emre, Yunus lived as a wandering dervish across the Anatolian plateau, dedicating his life to spiritual poverty and universal brotherhood.

Breaking decisively with the Persian and Arabic courtly conventions of his day, Yunus composed his poems in pure, musical spoken Turkish using folk syllabic meters. His verses proclaim love for all creation: 'We love the created for the sake of the Creator' (*Yaratılanı severiz, Yaratandan ötürü*). His Risaletü'n-Nushiyye and Divan established Turkish as a great literary and mystical language.

Key Life Milestones

1307 CE

Composition of Risaletü'n-Nushiyye (Book of Counsel)

Penned his famous allegorical mesnevi guiding seekers along the spiritual Sufi path of virtue and humility.

c. 1310 CE

Compilation of the Folk Turkish Divan

Created the foundational body of Turkish folk mystical poetry, celebrated by UNESCO in 1991.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Yunus Emre Tomb and Cultural Complex
Sarıköy (Mihalıççık, Eskişehir), Turkey

                         GPS: 39.7303, 31.4883                    

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